[WikiEN-l] An interesting study on bad edits and their impact

[Bryan Derksen]

Gregory Maxwell wrote:
> Abstract: Wikipedia's brilliance and curse is that any user can edit
> any of the encyclopedia entries. We introduce the notion of the impact
> of an edit, measured by the number of times the edited version is
> viewed.

So I guess editors who delete articles are recorded as not contributing
anything to Wikipedia by that action. Whether one sees this as a flaw in
the study's methodology or as commentary on editing ethos probably
depends on the eye of the beholder. :)

Would have been interesting to see that top ten list of "most impactful"
editors they mention in the paper, though that may just be latent
editcountitis talking.

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